A Wise Man Is A Greater Asset

The Fact That Laws Were Given To Man, Both Affirmative And Negative, Supports The Principle, That God's Knowledge Of Future Events Does Not Change Their Character. The Great Doubt That Presents Itself To Our Mind Is The Result Of The Insufficiency Of Our Intellect.

Man's Obsession To Add To His Wealth And Honor Is The Chief Source Of His Misery.

Those Who Believe That... Detailed Rules Originate In A Certain Cause, Are As Far From The Truth As Those Who Assume That The Whole Law Is Useless.

The Soul, When Accustomed To Superfluous Things, Acquires A Strong Habit Of Desiring Things Which Are Neither Necessary For The Preservation Of The Individual Nor For That Of The Species. This Desire Is Without Limit, Whilst Those Which Are Necessary Are Few In Number And Restricted Within Certain Limits; But What Is Superfluous Is Without End.

The Prophets Even Express Their Surprise That God Should Take Notice Of Man, Who Is Too Little And Too Unimportant To Be Worthy Of The Attention Of The Creator; How, Then, Should Other Living Creatures Be Considered As Proper Objects For Divine Providence!